EPCC contract with CCCC for ECRL project terminated, says source

KUALA LUMPUR (Jan 18): The government has terminated the engineering, procurement, construction and commissioning (EPCC) contract awarded to China contractor China Communications Construction Co Ltd (CCCC) for the RM81 billion East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, a source told theedgemarkets.

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Putrajaya responds to WSJ exposé on 1MDB-China links

  In response to the Wall Street Report that alleged former prime minister Najib Razak had signed major deals with China in return for a bailout for 1MDB debts and investigations from a number of countries, Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng said that the government will examine China-linked projects more closely for elements of corruption.

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